Ostler family descendants Leanne Ostler, Ray Lee, and Chris Trotter outside River Cottage.
IN 1929 Alf and Valma Ostler built a home for their family on Ocean Drive, North Haven and subsequently began selling fishing tackle and groceries out of their front room. As holidaymakers started flocking to the area, Alf built a row of cottages that are still standing today. Their granddaughter Chris Trotter, a keen family […]
Invasive Species Council’s Citizen Science Coordinator Jess Ward-Jones. Photo: Hayden Starr.
FROM 17-23 November, Australians are being urged to step outside and discover the secret world beneath their feet. Bugs in My Backyard Week is a new national initiative encouraging families, schools and nature lovers to photograph and record the mini-beasts living all around them. It coincides with the official launch of a national citizen-science project […]
The cost to farmers of grain for feral pig trapping and baiting can be significant. Photo: supplied.
LANDHOLDERS across NSW are being encouraged to take advantage of $850,000 worth of free grain and bait on offer as part of a statewide crackdown on feral pigs. The funding is part of the Government’s Feral Pig and Pest Program with funding from the State’s more than $1 billion biosecurity budget. It is the third […]
Supermoons are the closest to earth. Photo Greg Higgins.
Supermoons are the closest to earth. Photo Greg Higgins. The moon was 30% brighter than normal. Photo: Sis Higgins. SKYWATCHERS across the Mid North Coast looked to the heavens on Tuesday night as the biggest and brightest moon of 2025 rose over the horizon. Dennis Hughes, one of the amateur astronomers at the Port Macquarie […]
Members of HHH, Ruth Durant, Mayor Adam Roberts, President Dr Caterine Settle, Susanne Pritchard and Dan Abei. Photo: supplied.
Members of HHH, Ruth Durant, Mayor Adam Roberts, President Dr Caterine Settle, Susanne Pritchard and Dan Abei. Photo: supplied. HHH Secretary, Jenny Delroy thanks members and volunteers. Photo: supplied. CURRENT and past members of Hastings Home Hospice (HHH) gathered for a special afternoon tea on Thursday 30 October at the Lions Club in Port Macquarie. […]
Dr Baerin Houghton explains how the EBUS diagnostic equipment works. Photo: supplied.
Dr Baerin Houghton explains how the EBUS diagnostic equipment works. Photo: supplied. Mary Trotter, Wauchope Palliative Care Unit, accepts the grant certificate from Brendon and Kate Roods at the 2024 awards. Photo: supplied Nasendoscope funded by HCT, in use. Photo: supplied THE Hastings Cancer Trust’s 2025 fundraising year will end on Thursday 13 November, with […]
Posties set off from the starting line at Nabiac. Photo: supplied.
Posties set off from the starting line at Nabiac. Photo: supplied. Nabiac Public School gets the first cheque of the ride. Photo: supplied. Huntingdon Public School gets a cheque for $4,400 on Day 2. Photo: supplied. Posties riding on dirt roads for children in need. Photo: supplied. NEARLY 100 riders set off on Sunday 2 […]
FOR the first time, the Port Macquarie area has been named among NSW’ top 10 suburbs for first home buyers and is the only suburb outside Sydney to appear in the top performing locations for all buyer groups. The latest Quarterly Market Update from prop tech firm InfoTrack ranked Port Macquarie in third place for […]
Scarlet with her twin sister Violet. Photo Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography.
Scarlet with her twin sister Violet. Photo Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Scarlet ready to take on her competition. Photo Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Scarlet with Laurieton Public School principal Grant Timmins. Photo Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Scarlet with her haul of medals from the State PSSA championships. Photo: supplied. LAURIETON Public School (LPS) speed sensation Scarlet Monk has claimed a haul […]
Karen Ledger of FAWNA with a plover hatchling. Plovers are a protected species in Australia. KAREN Ledger of FAWNA is hoping to change people’s opinions on plovers during the current hatching season. These native birds are found all over Australia and are a protected species. It is against the law to interfere with them. Plovers […]
